Die Linke Hold Federal Congress

GOETTINGEN, GERMANY - JUNE 02: Oskar Lafontaine, former head of the far-left party Die Linke, speaks at the party's annual congress on June 2, 2012 in Goettingen, Germany. Party members will vote later in the day for new party leaders. Die Linke, which comprises a combination of west German leftists and east German post-communists, has seen its popularity decline in many German states as uncertainty grows over the partys policy course and the German Pirates Party (Die Piratenpartei) woos away voters seeking an alternative to established political parties. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)